1. 8 July 2008
Project: IEEE P Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs)
Submission Title: [MAC Error Reporting Proposal]
Date Submitted: [8 July 2008]
Source:
[Benjamin A. Rolfe] Company [Blind Creek Associates]
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Abstract: Discussion of MAC Error fragmentation.
Purpose: To stimulate discussion in task group 15.4e
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Ben Rolfe

2. MAC Error Reporting Enhancements
8 July 2008
MAC Error Reporting Enhancements
Technical Overview
Benjamin A. Rolfe
Ben Rolfe

3. 8 July 2008
Summary/Contents
Purpose
Error Reporting
NACK
Ben Rolfe

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Purpose
Better support for upper layer control
Link Assessment
Adaptation
Robustness
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5. Error Reporting 15.4-2006 LQI 15.4-2006 Lacks Error Reporting
8 July 2008
Error Reporting
LQI
On each received frame
Implementation dependent (OK)
Lacks Error Reporting
No count of receive errors
Needed for better link assessment, adaptation
Ben Rolfe

6. Error Reporting (2) MPIB error counters (R/W)
8 July 2008
Error Reporting (2)
MPIB error counters (R/W)
Read/reset by NHL (MLME-Get/Set)
CRC Errors
Other reception errors
Transmit errors?
Ben Rolfe

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NACK
NACK
Signal unsupported frame/feature
Such as fragmentation (multi-frame feature)
Spares wasted time on air
Ben Rolfe
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Thanks
Ben Rolfe
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